Cardiology's Workforce Shortage: Implications for Patient Care and Research

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 813-816

  Fye, W Bruce ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TRAINING;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342331021     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000118641.54694.4C     Document Type: Short Survey

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